ViewSonic VX2476-SMHD 24 Inch 1080p Frameless Widescreen IPS Monitor with HDMI and DisplayPort

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The monitor is aesthetically pleasing to look at. However, the yellow glow on the black screen is ridiculously noticeable and an eyesore to look at. Its a shame because it was a perfect monitor for my setup and unfortunately had to return it. Also, the bezel was coming off on the top of the screen so there was some bleeding.

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Let me start by saying the reason I purchased this monitor was to replace a Viewsonic monitor I owned for about 10 years. I have two issues with this monitor. Issue One is the procedure to adjust the brightness and contrast. It is buried in the sub menus. Without reducing the brightness and contrast this monitor is very bright, and should be only used in a very well illuminated setting. Even going thru the manual that is not included with the documentation that came with the unit, it took me a lot more time to figure out which sub-menu tree allows you to reduce those settings. The second issue is a performance problem. Whenever the mouse is used to scroll, the image will ghost. That means that a white luminescence will trail behind the image as it shifts on the screen. It is very annoying when scrolling text, such as reading articles on a web page. The darker the background the worst it gets. Gaming isnt affected near as bad provided the background is a light color. I wondered if the IPS technology was the problem, but a older Dell Monitor that also is a IPS monitor does not exhibit the ghosting issue.

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Pros: This monitor has a great picture The design is top notch & very modern. Thin, & I do mean THIN, its thinner than a pencil or my phone at the back, quite impressed Cons: The built in speakers are so pathetic its kind of a joke that they are even there. (it does have a buldge at the bottom of the back where better speakers could be placed) was not able to find the "blue light filter" I use this feature on other screens like my phone, tablet, and tv.. especially when Im recovering from a migraine & cant take the eye strain.. couldnt find the setting for that on this monitor even though it says it has it.

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Great, great quality at a great, great price. I cant believe how thin it is!! My wife wanted a 2nd monitor for when she works from home. I did some shopping and you can never go wrong with a Viewsonic. Theyve had quality products for 20+ years and this was no exception. She loves how crisp the lettering is & set up was a snap. Windows 10 recognized it immediately. I highly recommend this monitor...as a matter of fact I may get another one to replace my aging 23" monitor that is freaking out on occasions.

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This monitor replaced a 5-6 year old 23" LG. So, I wasnt exactly replacing an old relic. I would say that the image displayed on this monitor is better, but only slightly better, than the LG. And, my old LG was not an IPS panel and was connected via VGA. So, possibly the slightly better image is attributable to this being an IPS panel connected via HDMI rather than VGA. The documentation for this display is totally useless. Whats more, the printed out manual is only slightly more helpful. Although Ive used computers for 25 years, I could simply be a somewhat stupid person. I have yet to figure out how to make the OSD do what I want it to do. Much of the commentary in the manual does not appear applicable to this display notwithstanding the fact that this is a brand new display. The six little icons on the lower right portion of the display are miniscule in size. But, most importantly, I have been unable to get them to do what I would like. A computer keyboard has up-down and right-left keys/arrows. And an Enter key. It is very straightforward and easy to use. The controls on this display just do not operate as straightforwardly and simply. Again, maybe I just have yet to figure out their correct operation, but, after being a computer user for 25 years, this simply should not be an issue. Fortunately, the defaults produce a pretty decent image. Nevertheless, I would like to be able to fine tune consistent with my personal taste which I have not yet been able to do for the reasons indicated. Whatever. As mentioned, the image is definitely satisfactory. I wish my 7 1/2 year old computer/graphics card were newer so that it had a display port output, but, since it doesnt, I dont know how much improvement in image quality--if any--would result from using a DP connection. Another issue with the manual is that nowhere does it explain what some of the choices on the on screen display mean, e.g. RTS, MOBA, FRS1, FRS2. How do you know if youd like to alter them when its not even explained what they are??? Stuff like this definitely should be explained in a manual/userguide. Not satisfactory.

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I bought the 1080p version of this monitor. It is a great monitor with a few odd design choices I dont love. The Good: The color is crisp and vibrant and the tiny bezel looks really great (measures somewhere around 1/4" or 1/2 cm.) I kind of wish I had bought two at the Prime Day price to seem them side by side with that small of a bezel. This thing is also very thin. I saw the product images beforehand, but in real life its just crazy how thin the panel is. The Bad: The silver accents are not great. I didnt think I would care, but that shiny silver strip along the bottom of the panel reflects my blue LED keyboard really brightly. Also, the power cord is non-standard. I thought Id be able to just swap out my old monitor and plug in the previous HDMI and power cables, but this monitor has a power brick and special power cable. The stand is not able to be height adjusted, which I didnt actually expect at the price, but it is worth mentioning. All in all, I would still buy another one of these, and am very much considering paying full the price for a second (got mine $30 off on Prime Day). EDIT: The monitor was on sale for $20 off so I bought a second one. However, this one arrived with a shattered screen. Be aware that the shipping method is a little janky with this item. The original monitor box is inside a larger amazon box with a single piece of crumpled fill paper (that is protecting nothing). That means the outer box will likely be crushed if other items are stacked on it. Replacement was shipped for free and received 4 days later.

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Sorry I wrote a book here. For those of us with ADD (like me), in summary, this is an excellent monitor given the price. For everyone who wants to read the long version :-D I’d give it twice as many stars if I could. I remember my first ViewSonic monitor back when I was doing graphics work in the late 90s before Windows 98. It was an 18” CRT that took up my whole desk but it was cheaper – at $1200 – than any other comparable monitor. It was a great monitor and served me very well. I’ve had several ViewSonics since and I will admit my bias. In fact, I’m using a 24” one here at my desk as a 2nd display for my Dell all-in-one (company issue computer). So anyway, I wanted to hook up a 2nd monitor to my MacBook at home so I could both shoot tethered and edit photos on a decent screen. I didn’t need a huge display, just an improvement over a 13” laptop display. I’m not doing professional work so having the ability to exactly calibrate isn’t important to me. I just wanted reasonably faithful color rendering, flicker free display with decent saturation and uniform display. But when searching for an inexpensive monitor I didn’t rule out any others and kept an open mind. I ended up with this one and I’ve been very pleased with it First things first: It comes in three pieces that you put together with no tools. Base, riser and display. It snaps together, you plug in a power cord and cable of your flavor and you’re done. It’s auto recognized in Mac and within moments you’re done. I’m primarily a windows user and my experience on that OS is far greater and I find that current versions of Win7,8, etc also have no issues with these displays. I have a mac because it was a gift and my old desktop died on me. So for the monitor, its an IPS display and the color is excellent and the display is uniform across the entire display field. There is a faint bit of hazing at the edges but it is a) only noticeable with a very dark background color and b) it is a characteristic of IPS displays in general, not a fault. I’m using it for remote shooting with my Canon T6 and the Canon utilities, Lightroom and Photoshop CC (which sucks, by the way and I’m moving to GIMP). Love the color, love the size and the clarity. So, for about 15 times less than my first ViewSonic monitor, I get one that weighs nearly nothing, takes up so little space on my desk, and has a good bit more viewing area.

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I bought two of these monitors, I was really excited to buy these BUT so disappointed that they cant be mounted. ughhh!!! Screens are great and the picture is phenomenal, sounds is okay but theyre monitors (so, youll need separate speakers if you want better sound), the picture is great and they work well. But super disappointed someone created an adapter that can be bought separately to mount these but each adapter is over $30 each, so, youre better off buying monitors that can be mounted....if you plan on mounting them. Im returning mine but heres a link to the adapters for mounting them https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Viewsonic-VX2776-smhd-VX2376-smhd-VX2276-smhd/dp/B01M60RGQ2/

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Absolute garbage. It only works correctly half the time ( and I’m being very generous). Most of the time I get this lovely fuschia hue over the entire screen that makes it unbearable to look at. Sometimes after I restart my computer 5 times or unplug and plug the monitor back in it will return to its normal color.

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… which is what its replacing. Im on a Mac, so Windows users mileage may vary. First, boot time: the monitor boots as fast as my Mac Pro 2013, if not faster. Time from power on to login screen is just under 30 seconds. For the LG this is replacing, time was 45-60 seconds, sometimes longer when the monitor didnt detect the signal from the computer. Ive done ten full shut downs and startups with this monitor so far, it never failed to detect the video signal. Image quality is adequate for graphics work. Very clear, crisp screen image. My eyes thank me. Setup: Plug and play. HOWEVER: You should read the manuals instructions, especially with respect to the controls, which are not prominently marked. My unit did not come with a manual, so I downloaded it from the ViewSonic site. Apparently it is important to turn the monitor on before booting the computer. I didnt know that. I recall some reviewers didnt like the stand. I love it—no wobble at all. Gaming: It has settings for gaming, but since I dont do much gaming, I cant speak to the monitors use for that purpose. Cons: Control icons are tiny and hard to see. This is really no big deal. Once the easy-to-read on-screen menus pop up, they show you what button to press. Finally, the reason I chose ViewSonic as a brand: Every medical practice and establishment Ive seen in the last five years uses them, including for display of medical images (x-ray, MRI, CT scans, etc.) If the screen image is clear enough for medical diagnosis, the monitors must be more than adequate for my purposes, which include graphics applications, both CG and photo.

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